The Power of Laughter: Emotional and Ideological Gratification in Media

IF 1.7 Q2 SOCIOLOGY
Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI:10.3390/soc14090164
Abilio Almeida, Helena Sousa
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Abstract

This study examines the role of laughter in media content, focusing on traditional non-humorous entertainment talk shows with hosts, guests and a studio audience. The analysis, which documents over 20,000 instances of laughter in just 60 episodes (one laugh every 20 s), highlights the central role of laughter in this reality. The study concludes that: (1) hosts laughed more than guests and studio audiences; (2) in the programmes analysed, female hosts generated almost twice as much laughter as male hosts; (3) laughter followed a recognisable ‘U-shaped’ pattern, peaking at the beginning and end of the programme; (4) jokes with sexual connotations elicited the highest levels of laughter; (5) public service episodes had fewer instances of laughter; and (6) the programme with the host who laughed the most had the largest audience. In conclusion, laughter provides not only emotional, but also ideological gratification, based on the (post)modern concept of happiness.
笑的力量媒体中的情感和意识形态满足
本研究以有主持人、嘉宾和演播室观众的传统非幽默娱乐脱口秀节目为重点,探讨了笑声在媒体内容中的作用。分析记录了短短 60 集节目中的 20,000 多次笑声(每 20 秒一次笑声),凸显了笑声在这一现实中的核心作用。研究得出以下结论(1)主持人比嘉宾和演播室观众笑得更多;(2)在分析的节目中,女主持人产生的笑声几乎是男主持人的两倍;(3)笑声呈明显的 "U "型,在节目开始和结束时达到顶峰;(4)带有性意味的笑话引起的笑声最多;(5)公共服务类节目的笑声较少;(6)主持人笑得最多的节目拥有最多的观众。总之,根据(后)现代幸福观,笑声不仅能带来情感上的满足,还能带来意识形态上的满足。
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Societies
Societies SOCIOLOGY-
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